Quick history - I used to weigh at the lower end of eight stone with no exercise and eating what I wanted, but had a chronic allergy which I think was contributing to maintaining that weight.
Since I've got the allergy under control, my weight slowly crept up to more like 8st10. Now I know that's still not overweight, but I don't want this to be the start of it creeping up and up and up, so this year I started exercising and eating fairly well (though probably still 1500-2000 calories per day) and have averaged about 4hrs per week (mixed from brisk walking right up to running/aerobics).
However I just checked in a morning (i.e. lightest time) and came out at 9 stone for the first time ever
Could the old adage that I'll be losing fat but gaining muscle (as a result of all my exercise) be true? Or is my weight just creeping up? Perhaps I need to find a friend with one of those fat percentage monitors to be sure?
I know it sounds silly when it's still a good weight but I don't want this to be the start of a slippery slope.
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Gaining muscle not fat - is it true?
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sniffle12 · 09/04/2017 10:29
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